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Four pages of innovative
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April – July 2 013
cultivating
c reativity

on campus
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What is creativity in higher education? In healthcare education, it could be showing
CAMPUS CONNECTION young students a world of options they may not know exist. In technical education,
APRIL 2013 it could be turning ARC welding into art. Throughout Northwest Ohio and Southeast
EDITORIAL BOARD Michigan, institutions of higher learning are getting creative in the classroom – whether
Jennifer Lynn Sobolewski that classroom is in a brick and mortar building or on a beach in Africa.
Bowling Green State University
Kathleen M. Punches table of contents
Defiance College
Audrey R. Burkholder
Heidelberg University 6 Professional Skills Institute
Heather Hoffman
Lourdes University
students participate in active learning activities.
Denise Hudgin
Mercy College 8 University of Toledo
Michelle O’Dell students can turn
Northwest State Community College internships into employment.
Amber Stark
Owens Community College 9 Tiffin University
Tony Dickens professor stresses creativity
Professional Skills Institute in the business world.
Doug Goodnough
Siena Heights University 10 Owens Community College
Amanda Boyd
Stautzenberger College students weld masterpieces.
Stacy Jenkins
Tiffin University 11 Bowling Green State University

Lawrence Burns, Chairman
The University of Toledo grads in the spotlight.
CAMPUS CONNECTION 12-15 What’s Happening
at area colleges
PRODUCTION STAFF
Joseph H. Zerbey, IV and universities?
President & General Manager
Michael Mori 16 Stautzenberger College
offers strategies
Director of Sales
John Fedderke for success.
Director of Marketing
Jim Williams 18 Heidelberg University
student’s creativity
Advertising Manager
Abigail Kanellakis takes her around the world.
Editor
20 Mercy College
Annie Cieslukowski
offers experiences for youth.
Copy Editor
Phillip Long 21 Defiance College
Graphic Designer expands students’ horizons.
Campus Connection is published by The Blade’s 22 Northwest State Community College
Marketing Department in cooperation with
Bowling Green State University, Defiance College,
opens the door to creativity – at any age.
Heidelberg University, Lourdes University,
Mercy College, Northwest State Community College,
24 Siena Heights University
Owens Community College, Professional Skills Institute, presents a new
Siena Heights University, Stautzenberger College,
Tiffin University, and The University of Toledo. Digital Communications program.
For advertising information, call Retail Advertising
at [phone]. 26 Lourdes University
promotes art as healing.
Statements and opinions expressed in
Campus Connection articles and in paid advertisements
do not necessarily reflect the opinions of The Blade.
Cover photo: Hannah Long-Higgins, a student at Heidelberg University, stands on an Indian
Photos by Hannah Long-Higgins.
Ocean beach in Zanzibar.
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President’s Message
A Message from the President
John Hayward of Mercy College
Students are immersed in the “Mercy Difference,” which focuses on service and working
within one’s community. Mercy College students have opportunities to engage with the larger
world both locally with social service agencies and special projects, and globally with service
trips to locations such as Indian Island, Maine; Appalachia; storm-ravaged New Jersey; Turtle
Mountain Indian Reservation; Guatemala and more. Through these special experiences, stu-
dents learn to care for their community, taking these concepts with them upon graduation.
While obtaining an excellent undergraduate education at one of the lowest private college
tuition rates in Ohio, students have premier access to hands-on clinical experiences in the
area’s leading healthcare facilities. In addition to day and evening classes, online programs,
degree completion and short term certificate programs, students benefit from support
services such as tutoring, a career and professional development center, and optional
apartment-style on-campus housing. Mercy College is also home to Tuesday, a trained and
certified therapy dog, who helps reduce stress and anxiety by interacting with students.
Mercy College recently started a pre-professional Bachelor of Science in Human Biology
program which prepares students for medical school, dental school, or other graduate
programs in health sciences or laboratory sciences. The cohort-based program focuses on
service and experiential learning. Small classes and low professor-to-student ratios gives
these students the best chance of entering their chosen professional programs.
While Mercy College offers a variety of degrees and certificates, the Mercy core values of
compassion, human dignity, excellence, service, sacredness of life and justice permeate all
that we do. More than an educational institution, Mercy College is a true family, with each
member embracing the spirit, mission and heritage set forth by the founders of the college.
As a faith-based community of learners, Mercy College is creating leaders who value intel-
lectual inquiry and social responsibility by living the Mercy core values in order to lead and
serve in the global community.
To find out more about Mercy College call [phone], email [email protected],
or visit the Web site at www.mercycollege.edu.
Mercy College, which will hold its twentieth annual commencement ceremony on May 3,
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2013, confers associate and bachelor’s degrees in Cardiovascular Technology, General
Studies, Health Care Administration, Health Information Technology, Human Biology,
Medical Imaging, Nursing and Radiologic Technology. In addition, Mercy offers certificate Students are immersed in
programs including Polysomnographic Technology, Ophthalmic Technology, EMT (Basic), the Mercy Difference, which
and Paramedic among others.
focuses on service and working
Serving all types of students – like those recently graduated from high school, or adults
within one’s community.
looking for a career change or to advance in their field – Mercy College will continue to evolve
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and grow to respond to the needs of the learners in our community. One facet that will never
change is our commitment to preparing students for a successful career in healthcare.
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The Creative Nurse
reativity has long been associated with Another use of creativity is the utilization of various
artistic endeavors, but an idea to create Virtual Clinical Excursions. Students enter into a virtual
something new can have a positive and lasting nursing unit where they perform functions ranging from
impact. receiving reports, understanding lab and diagnostic
Patricia Finch, after several years of teach- reports, reviewing physician orders and progress notes,
ing, decided to create a school with her own and completing nursing tasks and documentation. Stu-
unique vision. Professional Skills Institute dents feel this is helpful in preparing them for the clinical
was founded in 1984, and with just two experience not only because they are familiar with how the
students, a school was born. chart is compiled but because they have some experience
The first program was Medical Assist- with electronic health records (EHR).
ing, which still exists today. However, Certain aspects of nursing, such as passing meds,
other programs have been developed over maintaining IVs, changing dressings, must have strict
the years to meet the needs of employers adherence. However, approaches in communication with
throughout the area. While PSI is known for patients can allow one room for creativity. The classic
its medical programs, these programs, rooted “bedside manner” can put a patient at ease whether that
in science and facts, also are creative. The Prac- patient is five-years-old or 95-years-old. Nurses must take
tical Nursing program began in 2002 and contin- into consideration patients’ gender, race, and culture when
ues to flourish to this day. It is due to the dedication communicating so that they not only meet their physical
of the Practical Nursing faculty that creativity is used and mental needs, but in certain circumstances, they take
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as an educational tool in the classroom and extends care of their spiritual needs too.
into the profession. Nurses can also use their creative strengths outside the
Creativity
Creativity can begin in the classroom. The Practical hospital and in the community by participating in charitable
can begin
Nursing instructors utilize different participatory and events and fundraisers. PSI instructors have had the oppor-
in the
active learning activities in the classroom. This helps tunity to inspire young minds by visiting students in middle
classroom.
increase students’ retention of the material. The program school and high school to discuss a career in nursing.
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also allows students to focus on theory and lab portions While some may be born with a creative spark, it is
prior to clinical experience. This allows them to under- possible that others will learn and cultivate this quality.
stand the nursing concepts taught in the classroom, Practical nurses, once licensed, are able to pursue ad-
and to practice those concepts in the skills lab under vanced degrees and decide what type of medical facility
instructor supervision to gain competency. Then, students or specialty they would like to pursue. Nurses are able to
apply concepts in the clinical setting under clinical instruc- forge their own creative path and, in the process, make a
tor supervision. special impact on the people they serve. X
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UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO
“It’s never been more important for students to get experi-
ence in the workplace. In turn, Ohio businesses gain valu-
able employees and we prevent our brightest young talent
from taking their skills elsewhere. It’s a win-win.”
Intern in Ohio is a free service that applies advanced
algorithm technology to connect students and businesses.
A pilot program in Michigan resulted in more than 127,000
matches between students and employers and 4,824
internship opportunities from 1,256 Michigan businesses.
More than 1,045 universities, colleges and schools and
19,000 potential interns were involved.
The process for students and businesses begins with
UT senior Lauren a visit to interninohio.com. Both create profiles or post
McCloud’s part-time
intern opportunities and answer brief questionnaires
internship at Northwestern
Mutual will become a regarding skills and preferences. The system then pro-
full-time position after she vides seven top matches to each student and business
graduates in May.
regarding individual positions.
Although Intern in Ohio wasn’t available to help her as
Matching program
a student, McCloud has quickly realized its value from the
perspective of an employer.
helps students and businesses In searching for about 20 interns for 2013, Northwest-
ern Mutual already has several students in the interview
connect for internships
a process.
“On the first day, we’d already been matched with
s a junior last spring, University of Toledo student internship in September and will assume a full-time position
59 students,” McCloud said. “We have more matches
Lauren McCloud felt the frustration rising. as director of campus recruitment after she graduates with
every day.
For the better part of a year, she’d sent scores of a bachelor’s degree in communication. Ironically, one of her
“What’s really beneficial is that it’s a mutual process.
resumes to numerous companies and attended several duties is to recruit students to fill internship openings.
These people are looking for internships and we’re look-
job fairs with the hope of securing an internship. McCloud has an unexpected ally in her efforts to attract
ing for them. We can actually see when they graduate,
“After a year of looking, I had only two solid contacts student workers. In January, UT launched Intern in Ohio,
what their interests are and what specific skill sets may fit
that eventually went nowhere,” McCloud, who graduates a project with Digerati, Inc. of Detroit, to match students
our company. It’s really streamlined the process so we’re
in May, said. “I just wanted to get my foot in the door seeking internships with Ohio employers.
spending more time talking to the right candidates, rather
somewhere.” “Lauren is a great example of why this creative way of
than just getting them in the door. ”
Fortunately, a friend alerted her to opportunities at matching students with businesses was needed,” said
In an economy where a four-year degree doesn’t always
Northwestern Mutual in Toledo. She began a part-time Lawrence Burns, UT’s vice president for external affairs.
guarantee a quality job after graduation, Brian Balasia,
CEO of Digerati, said Intern in Ohio increases the odds
for students.
“From our Michigan program, we’ve found that 70 per-
cent of students who have internships are offered jobs at
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TIFFIN UNIVERSITY
Dream Big:
The Center For Entrepreneurial
Leadership Stimulates Creativity
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n February, 2012, Forbes Magazine pointed out that manage high-growth potential ventures. Additionally, they
the problem with creativity is manifesting it in dis- will learn how to assess opportunities, size markets, evalu-
ciplined environments; noting that organizations tend to ate sales channels, develop research and design operations
stifle creativity. plans, raise venture capital, manage legal issues, and build
Dr. Lillian Schumacher, Dean of the School of Business a team. Students will practice financial and managerial
at Tiffin University, suggested that entrepreneurs may not accounting to understand the basics of financial state-
excel in higher education due to feeling too confined by the ments, how to interpret these statements, and make
walls of academia. She believes that their high levels educated decisions based on these statements.
of creative and “out of the box thinking” are stifled by Through the courses in this concentration, students
the limitations of inflexible academic programs. will listen to and have the opportunity to network with
This is why she is setting out to meet the needs successful leaders from both intrapreneurial and
of entrepreneurs through the creation of the Center entrepreneurial realms.
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for Entrepreneurial Leadership. Students will tap into the power of
The mission: Stimulate creativity thinking creatively and innovatively,
The mission:
and innovation for all students and develop their ideas, and create their
Stimulate creativity
community constituents. own business plan.
Schumacher said, “We are and innovation Dr. Schumacher noted the impor-
Follow us at facebook.com/TiffinU
challenging our students to not fear for all students tance of spending time connecting
thinking outside of the box. We want and community with others and developing creative
them to feel that they can be as cre- constituents. and innovative skills early on.
ative as they like, with any idea. Of ” The “Entrepreneurial Boot Camp,”
course, accountability for ideas and coming to Tiffin University in October,
actions are important but students should feel they can 2013, responds to both charges of connecting with oth-
ers and developing skills. This program is targeted to high
dream as big as they like with any potential idea and put
school juniors and seniors. Students will come to campus
together a plan to make it happen.”
for four to five full days to participate in a series of semi-
Eventually, Schumacher hopes that the Center for
nars, clarify their creative ideas, network with successful
Entrepreneurial Leadership will host seminars, develop a
leaders, develop a business plan and have that business
strong mentorship program with successful entrepreneurs,
plan judged by current local entrepreneurs. Various part-
and act as an incubator for developing ideas. The plan is to
ners are working with Tiffin University’s School of Business
develop the skill sets necessary to be successful with creativ-
to bring this program to fruition.
ity and innovation. This will be a slow and intentional process.
For additional information regarding the new Bachelor of
Beginning this fall, Tiffin University will introduce the
Business Administration in Organization Management with
new Bachelor of Business Administration in Organization a concentration in Entrepreneurship degree or the
Management with a concentration in Entrepreneurship. “Entrepreneurial Boot Camp,” please contact us at (800)
X
Through this degree option, students will develop skills to 968-6446, ext. 3374 or Go2TU@tiffin.edu.
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OWENS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Creativity:
More than Paper and Paint
the efficient and effective transfer of skills from the virtual The system can be used for short-term welding training
training environment to the welding booth, it also is designed in Shielded Metal Arc Welding, Gas Metal Arc Welding, Flux
to reduce material waste, scrap, and energy consumption Cored Arc Welding, and aluminum GMAW.
associated with traditional welding training. Many people think of welding as a practical way to hold
“The virtual welder is a portable unit that very closely
two pieces of metal together, but others see it as a creative
emulates real-world welding,” said Dave Siravo, Workforce
outlet. For several years, students have transformed steel
and Community Services Director of Sales. “This system is
into masterful works of art through various welding tech-
a creative way to efficiently provide training and eliminate
niques in the college’s introduction and intermediate weld-
costs associated with materials used in the welding process.”
ing classes through the Owens welding program.
“Our Artistic Welding course provides an opportunity
for our students to go beyond the rigors of welding as a
function of industry and exercise their creative side,” said
Jim Gilmore, chair of Diesel and Welding Technologies.
“The course provides students with general welding knowl-
edge, but also inspires them to sculpt from materials that
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traditionally have been reserved for industry. Along the way,
n recent years, creativity has been listed as an important students are learning skills that can be transferable between
skill for organizations and people. Some have even cited several occupations.”
creativity as the most important leadership quality for CEOs. The educational courses focus on the creative and practi-
Creativity is more than being able to paint beautiful
cal aspects of the welding processes through TIG, MIG
pictures or write moving stories. Creativity, especially
and Arc welding. Owens students recently showcased their
intellectual creativity, keeps organizations moving
creative masterpieces in the college’s Walter E. Terhune
forward.
Art Gallery.
At Owens Community College, creativity can be
“The creative forms of expression take on their own
seen in the classroom with innovative teaching methods
individual meanings for the artists and range from
on campus and in learning centers via space utilization,
the abstract to very realistic portrayals of the human
and in students as they put their Owens education and
experience and nature,” Gilmore said. “Essentially, we
experiences to use.
are teaching welding through art and art through welding.”
Creativity is demonstrated in two exciting welding
Welding Art is also being offered as a non-credit class
initiatives at Owens: the virtual reality arc welding training
this summer through the college’s Adult and Continuing
system and artistic welding classes.
Education program. After learning proper use of welding
The virtual reality arc welding training system, VRTEX
equipment and processes, students will create a fall lawn
360 from Lincoln Electric, is a creative way to offer a tradi-
tional program. This computer-based educational training ornament.
system is designed to allow students and area businesses Whether it’s through creative course offerings or creative
to practice their welding techniques in a simulated environ- teaching methods, Owens constantly looks for new ways to
ment. Not only does the educational resource promote meet student demand and create new opportunities. X